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1972 Map of South Coffeyville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of South Coffeyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

South Coffeyville sits at the northern edge of the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, overlooking a landscape defined by the winding course of the Verdigris River. In the early 1970s, this area was undergoing significant hydrological changes, as evidenced by the Oologah Lake and its controlled inundation zones that reach south toward Goose Neck Bend. The map documents a rural transition where traditional family and community sites, such as Hickory Creek Cem and Goose Neck Cem, persist amidst an evolving industrial footprint of oil wells and several gravel pits.

Water management is central to the terrain, with the river feeding into multiple smaller bodies including Chouteau Lake, Melton Lake, and Taylor Lake. The intricate drainage network formed by Onion Creek, Snow Creek, and Opossum Creek illustrates the natural hydrology before extensive modern development. This survey serves as a precise record of the borderlands' topography and infrastructure just as the Oologah reservoir began to reshape the lower valley.